# @csucollegian on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIkLrR0JtPs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29529432-csucollegian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-17T23:00:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Rocky Mountain Collegian (@CSUCollegian) — https://gondola.cc/CSUCollegian

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There are two types of people: those who love to wear cowboy boots and sing along to country music and those who would rather not entertain that whole Western vibe. Ultimately, being a hater of the Western theme is a phase. It's a rite of passage, something many of us go through during our younger years when we feel the pressure to conform to what we think is cool.

When you were in middle school — especially if you weren’t the one rocking the cowboy hat — it is very likely you avoided the country theme at all costs. Maybe you even called those who wore Western-style clothes horse girls or hicks and rolled your eyes at anything that resembled the lifestyle. It’s easy to criticize something that feels outside your area of comfort, especially when you're still figuring out who you are and how you want to present yourself.

During early teen years, kids tend to conform to the ideas and trends of everyone around them. If something is trendy, they will dive in; however, if something is considered uncool, then it immediately has to vanish from everything. I know I was guilty of falling into this trap. We get caught up in peer pressure and the desire to fit in, even if it means avoiding things we might enjoy.

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Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board.

Written by Charlotte Seymour
Graphic by Lauryn Smith

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